Aston Martin is counting the days until next week's arrival of its long-awaited B-spec Formula 1 car in Hungary. But before it heads to Budapest, the beleaguered Silverstone squad is having to grind through its toughest weekend yet at high-speed Spa-Francorchamps.
Having been well off the pace with both its car and its Honda power unit from day one, both parties have banked on saving their upgrades until they are significant enough to make a difference to their fortunes, with there being no point in spending resources on a smaller package that would still leave the AMR26 as the slowest team on the grid.
